Together is my favourite place to be❤️

Chapter 37

*3 weeks later at the Herrera - Sullivan household*

"Mummy! Daddy! It's all white outside! It's been snowing!" Vannah yelled as she ran down the hallway to her parents' bedroom.

Robert opened his eyes just in time for her to dive bomb the bed right where he was laying. "Oof! Be careful Monkey you're gonna hurt yourself! Here, let me have a look out the window."

Robert sat up and squinted so he could see through the crack in the curtains. "I don't think that's quite snow baby, but it does look like the first frost of the season." Savannah's mood immediately deflated.

"But, I wanted to build an Olaf." She quietly said, with bitter disappointment looming. "One that likes warm hugs."

"I promise you, PROMISE you that we will build a snowman this winter. It just won't be today, that's all. Now.." (he quickly changed the subject to try and distract her) "Are you coming under these nice warm covers with us? It's nice and snuggly under here?"

"Yes yes yes!" She clambered all over Robert, her knees and elbows ending up in many places they shouldn't before she pulled the covers right up and climbed underneath.

"And who's cold feet might these belong to?" Andy sleepily spoke as she pretended not to notice her daughter getting in.

Laughing, Savannah replied "They're mine Mummy! You silly goose."

"Silly goose?" she replied, where on Earth have you heard that before. Andy laughed and looked at Robert to see if he knew.

"Auntie Vic! She calls me her silly goose when I pull my funny faces!"

"Ahh," Robert Carried on, "we could have guessed that really." He looked at his wife and gave a shrug of his shoulders.

"Mummy, do you have to go to work today?" Savannah asked her.

"Not whilst you're awake baby, no. Mummy starts her shift much later on tonight. So we have the WHOLE day together first.." She scanned her daughter's face for some sort of reaction and could see the smile bubbling under the surface. She loved how much her daughter wanted to spend time with her and was eternally grateful to not have to let her down again by having to go to work today. "What would you like to do today, Mi'ja?"

"Hmmm, does Daddy stay home too?"

"Is Daddy staying home too.. you mean?.."

"Yeah, that" Savannah giggled.

"Ooh I don't know baby why don't you ask him." Savannah rolled over so her nose was practically touching his now.

"Daddy, are you staying home too?" She asked in anticipation.

Robert opened his eyes again and wiggled his nose against hers. "Daddy will be home for a few hours but then I do have to go to work just before lunch. Is there anything you want to do this morning whilst we're all here together?" He asked, not giving her the opportunity to dwell on him not being there in the afternoon.

"Well it's super duper cold outside, but I don't want to stay inside... Where can we go? We can't build a snowman, so what else is there to do?" She asked, inquisitively.

Andy tapped her on the shoulder, "I think, we should go to the park first thing, when it's nice and quiet and you get to go on the big basket swing for as LONG as you like.. Then we can come back, put our jammies and fuzzy socks on and watch a movie with some hot cocoa whilst we talk about what you'd like to do for christmas! How does that sound?"

"I like that idea a lot Mummy! Daddy, what do you think?" She said, looking back at him.

"I think Mummy has the best ideas in the world! You stay nice and snuggly with Mummy whilst I go and get those brothers of yours!"